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Seekerpilgrim wrote on February 2nd, 2014 at 3:09 am:

I really liked this tale, and thought the narration was quite heartfelt and beautiful. As a follower of Zen Buddhism, I'm familiar with the concept of not getting attached to things and in some degree people. This story is a perfect example of the dangers of not being able to let someone or something go, despite the fact that death is a natural and inevitable part of life, and whether a "soul" can be cloned along with a body (which is only a matter of time).

I liked how the the husband didn't give up. You hear heartbreaking stories sometimes of people having to deal with sudden diseases or mental illnesses in their spouses--things you couldn't have ever foreseen--and learning to deal with it together. I loved how dynamic the characters were here--well done.

Cat Rambo lives, writes, and edits from atop a hill in the Pacific Northwest. Her most recent novel is Hearts of Tabat (Wordfire Press) but 2018 also sees the debut of her writing book Moving From Idea to Finished Draft (Plunkett Press). Information about her online school, The Rambo Academy for Wayward Writers (www.kittywumpus.net/blog/academy), along with links to many of her 200+ story publications can be found at her website (www.kittywumpus.net/blog). She has swum with sharks and ridden an elephant, performed the hula at the Locus Awards, danced with the devil in the pale moonlight, and is currently serving her second term as the President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.